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The collection entitled 'ALLEGORIES OF IDENTITY' is influenced by historical paintings and classical sculpture, taking themes from art history and strong female figures in mythology as a starting point and considering contemporary fashion as a means of expression and identity. The female subjects are a combination of statuary and world citizen, free of racially defining features, looking to the future with a mischievous nod to the past in calling attention to gender equality and the subjectivity of women in the canon of art history. The works also point to contemporary gender equality issues and include allegorical meanings and wider philosophies relating to politics, displacement, species extinction, climate change and environmental issues; a recurring theme in the oeuvre.

'CAUSE AND EFFECT'
'CAUSE AND EFFECT'

'CAUSE AND EFFECT'

Oil on canvas. 60cm x 85cm 2019

Allegorical painting focusing on climate change and the interconnectedness of all life on earth.

'WHERE DO WE COME FROM? WHAT ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING?'

'WHERE DO WE COME FROM? WHAT ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING?'

Oil on canvas. 60cm x 85cm 2019

Influenced by the paintings of Gaugin and Rousseau. Recurring motifs include the peacock as an allegory of vanity and camera phone, posed for a ‘selfie’ but warning of the effects of human activities. The palette of earth colours contrasts with grisaille panels depicting crises for the planet.

'BEFORE THE FALL'

'BEFORE THE FALL'

Acrylic on canvas. 60cm x 85cm 2019

Allegorical painting focusing on climate change and the interconnectedness of all life on earth.

'IGNARUS VANITAS'

'IGNARUS VANITAS'

Oil on canvas. 20 x 20 inches (50cm x 50cm) 2019

Allegorical painting relating to the cause and effect of all actions.

'MNEMOSYNE: THE LAMP OF MEMORY'

'MNEMOSYNE: THE LAMP OF MEMORY'

(After Dante Gabriel Rossetti). Oil on canvas. 39.5 x 39.5 inches (100cm x 100cm) 2016

The painting features Mnemosyne with the lamp of memory juxtaposed with fading images of elephants and includes allegorical references to politics and the environment.

'ARTEMIS, LANDSCAPE OF A MIND: PREDATORY MANOEUVRES'

'ARTEMIS, LANDSCAPE OF A MIND: PREDATORY MANOEUVRES'

(After Leochares and Modigliani). Oil on canvas. 35.5 X 35.5 inches (90 X 90 cm). 2016

The painting features Artemis 'Goddess of the Hunt' and includes allegorical references about the distinction between predator and prey, feminism, politics and the environment.

'THE PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF CAPTIVITY IN THE MIND OF SOMEONE FREE'

'THE PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF CAPTIVITY IN THE MIND OF SOMEONE FREE'

(After Tamara De Lempicka, Domenico Guidi and Damien Hirst). Oil on canvas. 39.5 x 39.5 inches (100cm x 100cm) 2017

The painting features Andromeda 'Ruler of Men' juxtaposed with the electrical symbol of resistance and includes allegorical references to female empowerment, politics and the environment.

 

'SELF PORTRAIT: AN ALLEGORY OF IDENTITY' DYPTICH

'SELF PORTRAIT: AN ALLEGORY OF IDENTITY' DYPTICH

Mixed Media on canvas board. (60 x 45 cm). 2018

'SELF PORTRAIT: AN ALLEGORY OF IDENTITY' DYPTICH

'SELF PORTRAIT: AN ALLEGORY OF IDENTITY' DYPTICH

Mixed Media on canvas board. (60 x 45 cm). 2018

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'CAUSE AND EFFECT'
'WHERE DO WE COME FROM? WHAT ARE WE? WHERE ARE WE GOING?'
'BEFORE THE FALL'
'IGNARUS VANITAS'
'MNEMOSYNE: THE LAMP OF MEMORY'
'ARTEMIS, LANDSCAPE OF A MIND: PREDATORY MANOEUVRES'
'THE PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITY OF CAPTIVITY IN THE MIND OF SOMEONE FREE'
'SELF PORTRAIT: AN ALLEGORY OF IDENTITY' DYPTICH
'SELF PORTRAIT: AN ALLEGORY OF IDENTITY' DYPTICH